I played in a HeroClix tournament this weekend...

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:12 pm

...and I had a freaking laugh.
http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/marvel/

Post by **Breakdaddy** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:49 am

Oh noes! Don't get sucked in and then you'll have to collect em all!!!!

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:28 am

Too late, a guy there gave me the original x-men to get started, so I naturally spent the whole game saying things like: "Jean!" "Scott!!!", etc.

Very, very fun game.

Post by **Breakdaddy** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:57 pm

Youre stewed, then, chief. My roomate is a huge heroclix player. Last count he has spent about 3 grand on clix. R.I.P. slimykuotoan's budget!

huds0n · Post by **huds0n** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:17 am

While Breakdaddy speaks the truth, you CAN break the addiction. I too was knee deep in the Heroclix money pit to the enjoyment of Wizkids. I had probably spent somewhere between 1 to 1.5K on my collection when I hit my breaking point.

I ended up unloading my entire collection for 600. I still enjoy the game itself, but the endless release of sets, rule changes, and various player issues just turned me off. When it came down to it, I realized that I had much more enjoyment from my C&C games (or PNP in general) then i did my Heroclix games. Heroclix was fleeting, but C&C is ETERNAL!!!!!
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Brutorz Bill · Post by **Brutorz Bill** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:53 pm

huds0n wrote:
While Breakdaddy speaks the truth, you CAN break the addiction. I too was knee deep in the Heroclix money pit to the enjoyment of Wizkids. I had probably spent somewhere between 1 to 1.5K on my collection when I hit my breaking point.

I ended up unloading my entire collection for 600. I still enjoy the game itself, but the endless release of sets, rule changes, and various player issues just turned me off. When it came down to it, I realized that I had much more enjoyment from my C&C games (or PNP in general) then i did my Heroclix games. Heroclix was fleeting, but C&C is ETERNAL!!!!!

I got sucked into the Heroclix quagmire for awhile as well. Seemed like the heroes I always wanted/liked (Nightcrawler, Vision) were always Uniques and super rare/expensive. I kicked the habit, got rid of most of my clix but I did keep the ones that could be used with D&D/C&C. I took them off of their clix bases, put them on regular 25mm bases. Now I've got some usable fantasy minis for my C&C Campaign.

Bill

porkuslime · Post by **porkuslime** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:46 pm

Brutorz Bill..

Which ones were those? I personally have grabbed some Horror Clix figs for RPG monsters... but in Heroclix my brain must have stalled.. I would love to see your list..

I did mine out MageKnight when it went bye bye for Orcs and other guys, as well as monsters.. pity that all the good PC figs tended to be females..

-P

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 3:38 pm

I have been tempted to try HorrorClix but can't find anyone around who would play, and I have no room for them. It looked like it might be a fun game, though.

Brutorz Bill · Post by **Brutorz Bill** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:59 pm

porkuslime wrote:
Brutorz Bill..

Which ones were those? I personally have grabbed some Horror Clix figs for RPG monsters... but in Heroclix my brain must have stalled.. I would love to see your list..

I did mine out MageKnight when it went bye bye for Orcs and other guys, as well as monsters.. pity that all the good PC figs tended to be females..

-P

I've got bunches. (Harry Joy Keep out please)

You can get them really cheap at places like Popular Collections. Often for .25 cents or so.

The Indy Clix range is great for several figs and you can find them DIRT cheap! (many have an asian/oriental theme, which is often hard to find the the regular minis market)

Arashi

Arwyn

Ashleigh

Boon (Monk)

Bron

Death Demon (evil Samurai warrior type)

Scarab

Keiko

Shi

Yukio

DC

Arcane (looks kinda like a Drider)

Gorilla Grodd (with cape and skull, looks like something out of Conan!)

Swamp Thing (some kind of Plant folk or Swampie Elemental)

Solomon Grundy (cool hulking Undead fig)

Hawkman/Hawk girl (for any Hawk folk in your Campaign)

Huntress (w/ her dual hand crossbows)

Cheetah (werecat or some such)

Poison Ivy (Dryad type)

Raven (Dark Wizardess/Witch)

Scare Crow (an animated scarecrow!)

Ultrahumanite (he's a unique so I haven't de-clixed him yet, but he's cool)

Marvel

Annihulus (Gargoyle Wizard type)

Cloak (perfect for a Shade/assassin type)

Black Panther (some kinda Totem Panther Warrior/Monk)

Dr. Strange (elite wizard type)

Hercules (Gladiator type)

Scarlet Witch (Sorceress)

Wolfsbane (Werecritter)

I've got alot more, just wanted to give you a wide selection of options.

Getting them off their bases is sometimes a chore. Usually if you put them in the freezer for a bit they will then be easier to snap off of the clix base. Occasionally more snaps off than you want to, but if you only paid .25 it's not so bad, and you can still usually fix your mistakes with a bit of super glue.

Hope this was helpful.

Bill

porkuslime · Post by **porkuslime** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:36 pm

thanks for those ideas! I had been using some of the HeroCLix heros as victims in Horrorclix.. now I can look at em in new ways for rpging..

-P

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I played in a HeroClix tournament this weekend...

I played in a HeroClix tournament this weekend...

Harry Joy keep out!